The Coyote Says

Special Ability

"Your mom is fine. She doesn't have any serious injuries that may harm her life. Once the bill is settled, she may go immediately." The doctor explained and turned to the nurse. "Nurse, please give her the summary of the bill."

"Yes, doc. I'll process it right away." The nurse nodded

They then went their own ways while I observe Mom as she was sleeping. She has a cast on her left hand and she has a few wounds on her shoulder as well. It breaks my heart to see her like this.

"She'll be fine, Niv." Astoria assured me. "You're a strong girl, so I'm sure your Mom is too."

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Tristan asked

"Yeah, do you need help with the bill? I can ask my parents." Astoria added. "I'm sure they'll understand."

I shook my head. "You guys coming here with me is already a big help. As for the bill, I think Mom's company insurance got it covered."

"How about something to drink? I'll buy." Tristan said, making me smile

"Guys, I'm okay." I told them. "I'm sorry for making you worry earlier, but now that I know Mom is fine, then I'm fine too."

"You were shaking earlier." Astoria said with concern

"But I'm fine now." I replied. "In fact, you two should go home before it gets late. I'll handle things here on own."

"Are you sure?" Tristan inquired

"Hundred percent." I answered with confidence

"We should go home together, so that I can give you guys a ride." Astoria reasoned

I shook my head. "I'll let Mom rest for a bit. We'll go home when she wakes up."

"Well, I guess she does need to rest." Astoria nodded. "I'll just send fruits and flowers at your house tonight."

"Thanks, Astoria." I thanked her

"Well, come on now Tris. Let's go." Astoria called Tris

"Bye Niv. Call us when you need help." He said then they walked away

I went back on watching Mom and after some several minutes, the nurse came back with the hospital bill.

"Most of it were covered by your Mom's insurance, so you only need to pay $70." The nurse explained as she handed me the bill

I checked the bill and there is indeed a balance of $70. Mom's insurance didn't cover it all? Now what should I do?

Should I call Astoria and tell her that I need financial help after all? No, I can't do that. It's too much to ask. There is another way, but Tristan will get mad at me.

I looked at my phone as I think to wether play the game or not. I can just delete it again after I get $70. I'll explain everything to Tris. I'm sure he'll understand.

"When you're ready to pay, just go to the billing department near the lobby area." The nurse said in a friendly tone

I then gave her a nod and she took her leave. When she was out of sight, I quickly took my phone and looked for the link that Tristan sent me yesterday.

"He deleted it!" I quietly exclaimed in frustration

Of course he did. Now what? Wait, maybe it's still in my browser.

I then searched for my browser and to my luck, the link is still there. I sighed in relief and tapped the download button. I feel bad, because in a way, it's like I'm breaking Tristan's trust. But I only promised to delete it after earning $50, right? I didn't promise to not download it again.

Stop justifying yourself, Nivara! Just explain to him everything and apologize.

I shook away my thoughts and opened the app.

Welcome back, Nivara!

I guess it automatically linked the data to my phone when I linked my bank account. Without thinking much of it, I went to tasks and saw that the remaining beginner task is still there.

I then jumped 10 times lightly, careful not to wake Mom.

Task done! Payment sent to bank.

No more tasks left. Do you wish to receive new tasks?

Yes No

I clicked yes, eager to earn more so that I can finally pay Mom's hospital bill.

Lvl. 0 Tasks

- Buy a superhuman power up ability in the shop ($30)

- Test your ability ($30)

- Engage in a PvP battle and use your ability ($30)

Huh? The tasks suddenly became weird. What does it mean by superhuman power up ability? I clicked the first task, hoping to find out more about it.

Buy a superhuman power up ability in the shop ($30)

- Go to shop

- Search "Superhuman power up ability"

- Click "Buy"

Is this the catch? They'll make you buy their products? But what even is this product?

Although confused, I still decided to to follow the instructions and clicked the Shop section. There were no products displayed, only a search bar is on it. Obeying the instructions, I searched the superhuman power up ability.

Superhuman power up ability

- Obtain an ability that a normal person can't do

- Price: FREE

Oh, it's free? But the description seems impossible. Still, I'll buy it since it's free and I'll get paid for it. No loss for me.

I then clicked the product and a new window popped up asking me whether I'll buy it or not. I clicked the buy button and my screen suddenly lit up, causing me to close my eyes.

What the hell?!

I slowly opened my eyes and checked my phone.

Congratulations! The superhuman power up ability you got is... TELEPORTATION!

Task done! Payment sent to bank.

Teleportation? So do I get a character that can teleport? This is a game after all. But nothing changed in the game's interface. Where can I find my character?

Well, it's not important anyways. I just need to do one more task and I'll delete the game again. But what task should I do?

I'm not a gamer, but testing my ability sounds easier than engaging in a PvP battle. With that, I clicked the "Test your ability" task.

Test your ability

- With teleportation, all you need to do is to think about the place you want to teleport to, and command your mind to teleport you to there

Wait, what? Is this game telling me that I can actually teleport? But that's impossible!

My heart raced. I felt a surge of disbelief mixed with curiosity. Maybe this game is really too good to be true... or does it actually give its players superhuman abilities?